It has been almost 10 years since I took TA (Transactional analysis) therapy with Richard Flout, and I am still learning and advancing; it is like a "gift that keeps on giving"... I consider that period to be so important that I look at my life as "before" and "after" TA. The "before" part was a valuable albeit shallow experience.

The most important aspect of working with Richard is that he is one of the best observers I have ever met. We'd all like to believe that we know ourselves, but as one famous psychologist said - "you cannot be on the stage and in the audience at the same time".

Make the bold move to live your life, not someone else's. It is not easy, and falling back into old patterns feels so safe... But it is like "Matrix": you could be the real you, or some artificially created image of you, an illusion that can never come true.

As for me, I chose reality over illusions, and am much happier for it (a nice bonus is that your marriage improves a great deal and you start choosing your friends carefully). It helps me see with greater clarity what others are all about, and to observe myself and make improvements daily. It is harder, but infinitely more rewarding.

Thank you Richard for one of the most important and positive changes in my life!

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by NickCitySearch at Citysearch
February 11, 20095Flout Richard D

One of the best!

★★★★★

It has been almost 10 years since I took TA (Transactional analysis) therapy with Richard Flout, and I am still learning and advancing; it is like a "gift that keeps on giving"... I consider that period to be so important that I look at my life as "before" and "after" TA. The "before" part was a valuable albeit shallow experience.

The most important aspect of working with Richard is that he is one of the best observers I have ever met. We'd all like to believe that we know ourselves, but as one famous psychologist said - "you cannot be on the stage and in the audience at the same time".

Make the bold move to live your life, not someone else's. It is not easy, and falling back into old patterns feels so safe... But it is like "Matrix": you could be the real you, or some artificially created image of you, an illusion that can never come true.

As for me, I chose reality over illusions, and am much happier for it (a nice bonus is that your marriage improves a great deal and you start choosing your friends carefully). It helps me see with greater clarity what others are all about, and to observe myself and make improvements daily. It is harder, but infinitely more rewarding.

Thank you Richard for one of the most important and positive changes in my life!